Looking ahead, Louisiana Gov. Jindal casts a wider net

10:29 AM,
Nov. 18, 2012

In an interview with Politico.com, Republican Bobby Jindal, in his second term as governor of Louisiana, talked about how the GOP should position itself. said: "You can?t beat something with nothing," Jindal said. "The reality is we have to be a party of solutions and not just bumper-sticker slogans but real detailed policy solutions.?

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JOHN ANDREW PRIME
The Times

SHREVEPORT -- In a national interview that suggests he is positioning himself to represent his party in the runup to 2016, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told fellow Republicans they have to redefine themselves and the party in the wake of its loss to President Barack Obama in the Nov. 6 election.

"We've got to make sure that we are not the party of big business, big banks, big Wall Street bailouts, big corporate loopholes, big anything," Jindal told the website Politico.com in a 45-minute telephone interview that was published on the site. "We cannot be, we must not be, the party that simply ...